Starbucks shocker!

This has nothing really to do with fashion or celebs but it makes me happy! Apparently i read in Grazia mag that starbucks are giving free refills for your coffee drinks! OMG this will help me loads considering i spend around £20 on lattes every month! Thanks Starbucks xx

Autumn / Winter LBD?

Every woman needs an LBD! When you're really not sure of what to wear for that summer bbq or work ball you can always count on your LBD to pull you through! When i picked up this weeks Grazia magazine i came across a stunning LBD. The style is fab there's lots of pleating, a waist cinching belt and lovely pleated fabric on the one shoulder. Now if you're fashion savvy you will know that this a/w black is gonna be huge and the LBD is a must have in your wardrobe. If your scared, or simply just a little bored of the block of black, don't forget lots of accessories work (see Givenchy A/W!) or you could add a bright, bold colour clutch with the dress or a patterned one-maybe try a tartan print to be on trend!

The dress can be bought at Littlewoods Direct, for a mear snip at £69-bargain!

I got the tapered trousers!

I finally got the trousers i have been eyeing up in Topshop since they hit the stores, the ever so lovely ribbed cuff tapered trouser. The material feels stunning and i figured they would look gorgeous with my new i heart london top, styled with some embelished flats through the day then for evening put them with a stunning sheer top and heels. This monday i have been invited to a 21st birthday party and im gonna wear the trousers! I will post pictures after the night! (if i aint that grossly drunk in them!).

Look; only £1

If you guys bought this weeks Look magazine you would have seen the article on Primark's new £1 make-up! Looking at the collection the products do look like they have come straight out of a Selfridges make-up stall and they do look more than £1 each, lets just see what the quality is like....i'm especially excited to try out the Pineapple Body Souffle, and the eyeshadow quartets look lush.

Tattoo tights!

OMG i love these, they may not be that on trend but they're just amazing. This summer holiday i really wanted to get a tattoo and a friend of mine next week is gonna get a huge tat on his back that will take a total of 6 hours to do..but fret not ladies, if your thinking of getting a tattoo and just wanna try wether this will work for you (and not have the shame of buying yourself one of those fake tats that you need to throw water all over to make sure the whole tat sticks to your skin!) then get yourself some of these stunners...

Topshop Tuxedo

I'm so excited about the new Topshop tuxedo range that hit the rails yesterday. This garment is gonna be key to the a/w trends. Designers including Givenchy, Todd Lynn and YSL showed this staple wardrobe piece on their catwalk shows. Topshops range includes a fire engine red leopard print tux with a satin low hung collar, a fitted peplum polka dot tux that would look stunning with a cream lace dress, a punk influenced snake printed tux and a classic black tux with satin black collar. I only think though that this limited range will hit the bigger stores....oh no i will need to go to the Leeds store or manchester store, for a huge shopping trip, what a shame (sarcastic!)

Conform to the 'uniform'?

Goodbye summer, welcome autumn/winter! Don't get me wrong i love summer i love the beer gardens, the energetic moods, the patterned clothing but nothing can beat my love of black and this autumn/winter every womans wardrobe will be heaving with black in so many different fabrics! The trend reports are everywhere at the minute, from your high end fashion magazine to your weekly womans magazine, to some articles in your newspaper and almost all the trends im just loving. The styles are so me. This a/w black will be everywhere! Tartan too.

The masculine trend is back again (something i will definately not complain about!) check out Yves Saint Laurent catwalk show-im loving their styling of the outfits especially the hair and make-up, its all so minimal and the focus is entirely on the outfit. Each model had the same hair cut, shape and each wore goth influenced make up. A key theme in the masculine trend is minimalism and Calvin Klien's show was 'a masterclass in elegant minimalism and sculpted shapes'. I cannot wait to get my hands on some stunning suit pieces and a new LBD.

Black Lace is going to be huge this winter too, so when choosing your christmas party outfit, ladies head for the black lacy dresses! Prada had some lovely lace pieces in this seasons collection check out the show here. Along with this sumptious, black lace comes the Dark Romance trend: very heavily influenced by goths and fantasy. Some of my main pieces i loved came straight from Riccardo Tisci Givenchy show. I really loved the styling too at the Givenchy show-tones of accessories against black contrasted fabrics.

With every autumn/winter show i get really excited because i just love the colours out in winter and the trends i love, the masculine trend always seems to show its face but i just cannot get enough. When looking through my Elle collections magazine (which by the way is a 'must buy it' magazine! the format of the mag, the styling and the creative artistic side of the mag and most definatley the content is unbelieveable!) my attention is immediatley drawn to the tailoring, and one afternoon with my costa, i got to thinking that the masculine trend is somewhat of a uniform, although the style changes from season to season the basics are still there; a good pair of well cut trousers, a blouse/shirt of some sort, some killer heels, acessories and a stunning jacket. And this then led me onto thinking about good old high school and the uniforms you just had to wear there, shirt tucked in of course. Now my photos of me from school are too embarassing so i aint posting any! But with the uniform in mind i remembered how i felt back then and i seriously hated the uniform and now i love it! Ironnic?! and in my email i came across a uniform article...

If you go on Look magazines website you will see an article into work wear, the team have put together an amazing shopping list of things to buy to fill your wardrobe with clothing that have the 'uniform' style to them.

who knew 4 years later that i would love the uniform look, white t black slouchy trousers or skirt with stunning accessories i just love the look! These pieces i really love...This tulip skirt is gorgeous, you can wear it down with a printed t and flats (which are huge this season) or wear with a ruffled white shirt and heels for the 'uniform' look!

Miss Selfridge £30Mock Croc belt, Primark £2

Overall i loved the shows if i had to choose 3 favourites (jeeez thats harder than you think!) it would include; Givenchy, because of the styling, the stunning fabrics and amazing accessories; dolce & gabbana for their fabric choices (lots of slouchy grey and tartan pieces); and finally Yves Saint Laurent simple styling and for the sheer effect it had on the show-what a statement!

Elle Macpherson New A/W Intimates and Boudoir collection!

I really wanna buy some really nice underwear. I always think of my clothes on the outside and never really think about what's underneath them! When i've bought underwear in the past and i try the set on for the first time it makes me feel much better about myself, anyone else feel like this or am i just a little insane?!! Well whilst looking for some good quality underwear, i kept an eye out for advertisments and mag articles and i came across a stunning shoot for Elle Macpherson's new underwear ad campaign. Has anyone else seen it?! The photographs are stunning they're very simple but really beautiful and the focus is entirely on the product rather than the model; the models face isnt shown in any photo, the shots are very focused on the detail of the lingerie. The photographs were taken by Vanina Sorrenti and styled by Elle herself.

I love the shots where the photographer has taken the shot through the circular mirror and the nature shots are gorgeous, Elle said about the shoot:

'When directing this shoot I wanted the sensuality and powerfully intimate nature of the scenes to speak for themselves,' says Elle. 'The images are simple, beautiful and understated and left open for your interpretation.'

Well my interpretation is that the ad campaign is stunning all round. The lingerie is beautiful and the photographs show this, like Elle states they are simple but this only adds to the products delicate detailing and stunning fabric choice.

Is it better to be just one?

Some stylists think its a good idea to have two-in-one garments so you dont have to worry about what blouse should go with that skirt for instance but i disagree, i dont no about you but im not one for these two-in-ones, and especially with the a/w shows, for the new season its all about mixing and matching your pieces. Also when i see a two-in-one on the shelves in stores it just really puts me off, i mean maybe one morning you wake up and you don't wanna wear that jersey grey t with that figure hugging skirt! Maybe im just looking at the wrong pieces though because in this weeks Grazia mag there's an article on this very piece of clothing and the shots they show of some celebs, including Kelly Osbourne and Mischa Barton, their two-in-ones are amazing, well they do have the money for them...

Dress in your t!

Fab news the t-shirt dress is back, although with englands dodgy weather i'm wondering wether this is good news?!

Sticky and oh so sweet!

I haven't had the chance to go to a Madonna concert: i have some close friends however that have had the chance (many times!) and they loved the shows. I'm sure they weren't really looking at the clothes but they say that the costume changes were good and were really varied and from their shots i agree. Madonna (from what i have heard!) seems to be very energetic whilst performing her songs and with energy you need to definately be dressed in the right clothes to give you the flexability you need and comfort but above all style! So when i came across my email and saw that Madonna has teamed up with some of the best designers, to design costumes for her tour Sticky and Sweet i had to check it out! One of my favourite designers Madge has enlisted is Riccardo Tisci, Givenchy's current designer, who plays with the gothic look and loves black with plenty of accessories (especially this a/w!); the lucky woman is gonna have some custom made shoes made purely for the show by Miu Miu and Stella McCartney, sunglasses by Moschino and other pieces by the great and very classic Yves Saint Laurent and Roberto Cavalli! Lucky Lady! It aint just Madge getting the designer treatment, as always, her band will be kitted out with Tom Ford suits too! Maybe i should change my career direction and become a backing singer!

Apparently the show will be split into stylish sections. The first being gangsta pimp and art deco (featuring Givenchy costumes- i'm betting some hefty jewellry!), then old school, followed by gypsy and finishing with a japanese rave section- this sounds like its gonna be a fab show! Her stylist Arianne Phillips will have a great time styling the outfits - im so jealous!

Givenchy, Miu Miu and Stella Oh My!

This definately is making me want to pay the price for a ticket to go (my friends took a loan out for her: it aint cheap!) and see the show! Anyone else?

Tartan tastic!

OMG Roll on autumn/winter, the trends are looking really yummy and Topshop's new Wonderland collection looks like its ticking all the right boxes! I bought myself a little tartan today from Primark (well the way i see it if i'm gonna follow a trend, im a realist, and im a student if i can get it somewhere cheaper, i will!). I got myself a checked shirt for £6 and the fits just peachy! Next on the list Tapered Pants!

Pappa....Perfection?

Anyone else heard that apparently Madonna has the 'ultimate face' according to New York magazine. Well with the rumours flying around at the min with her marriage break down, maybe this is the reason she looks like this...

Do all these women realise that when they see Madge in a mag article that she is mostly photoshopped?!! Don't get me wrong i understand why this is done, and this is just part of the business, but the readers just seem mesmorized by all these lovely looking women. When i leave uni i really wanna work for a magazine company (hopefully aunti eve will give me a job!) and this is the sort of thing i am gonna come across a lot. A couple of weeks earlier also Alesha Dixon, the lovely Mis-Teeq lady, went to a variety of magazine companies asking about their policy on photoshopping models and with reading the New York mag article you can see how easily photoshopping a model is done. Ladies please don't be fazed by the smell of plastic!

'A Marvelous Party' Marvelous!

I've signed up to Marie Claire's daily alerts from the website and i came across this shoot Marie Claire did and i just love the styling! A trendy Alice in Wonderland style comes across! I love the vintage looking cardigans and ballerina skirts and the hair accessories are simple but stunning!

Have I got my Manliner?

Has anyone heard of the new makeup at Superdrug for the guys! I heard it on the radio today and had to check it out for myself on the site. Yes, its real, they are selling Taxi London Manliner in black, for £6.50 and Taxi London Manscara for £6.50! When thinking about it the idea at first was a little weird but the Metrosexual guys have been around for a long time, genius idea really. Although couldn't your fella just use your mascara and vica versa, the manscara is cheaper too. I wondered if i could use a womans mascara on a guy, to see if it had any affect so i used my brother as a bunny and tested it on him. (post some photos in a bit)

I wonder wether guys will have a choice of manscara that will curl their lashes or wether they will bring out boy blusher. It makes me smile, because of the name i reckon guys will feel more comfortable using it but really they're just using mascara, the manufacturer has just toughened the appeal to guys with the name. What would be odd though, would be for a guy to come up to you in a club whilst your waiting for the loo (in the too long queue!) and asks 'can i just borrow your eye liner', or a guy leaves for a night on the town and does the check of 'right, wallet, check, phone, check, eye liner, check'. Weird i reckon, what you think?